2355 East 12th Street

2355 East 12th Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn, has 30 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 116 of 121 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (71/100).

Multi-family elevator · 121 units · Built 1963

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 71/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 15 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• 116 of 121 units are rent-stabilized; 117 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (30 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

30 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 5 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 23 issued in the last 12 months. 276 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2001-10-26. Newest violation issued 2026-09-18.

11 closed in the last 90 days. Median 173 days from issue to close for the 30 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, cellar. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT L3, 1st CELLAR APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt L3), issued 2026-05-19. HPD violation 18933742
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, cellar. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT CELLAR APT L3, 1st CELLAR APT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt L3), issued 2026-05-19. HPD violation 18933743
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1J, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1J), issued 2025-09-22. HPD violation 18234705
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the north. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT L1, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt L1), issued 2026-09-18. HPD violation 19225251
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH LOCK AT WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT WEST (apt 1G), issued 2026-08-24. HPD violation 19158797
• Class B: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT WEST (apt 1G), issued 2026-08-24. HPD violation 19158795
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT WEST (apt 1G), issued 2026-08-24. HPD violation 19158794
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT L1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt L1), issued 2026-08-24. HPD violation 19155495

311 housing complaints

15 in the last 12 months, 129 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (7), Heat/Hot Water (2), Unsanitary Condition (2), Water Leak (2), Door/Window (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (3 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

116 of 121 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 116 in 2024, 117 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: BUDDY PROPERTIES , LLC. Head officer: Lawrence BERNSTEIN. Managing agent: JONAS EQUITIES INC.. This owner has 14 buildings on record, 6 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3073960053, HPD building ID 242881. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Neck Rd (Q), 5 min walk
• Sheepshead Bay (B, Q), 9 min walk
• Avenue U (Q), 10 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.